in Okayama Japan locals celebrate a legendary and phibian the Japanese giant
legendary and phibian the Japanese giant
legendary and phibian the Japanese giant salamander once faced extinction due to
salamander once faced extinction due to
salamander once faced extinction due to hunting and habitat destruction now it’s
hunting and habitat destruction now it’s
hunting and habitat destruction now it’s making a comeback most species of
making a comeback most species of
making a comeback most species of salamanders and their close relatives
salamanders and their close relatives
salamanders and their close relatives the newts average just a few inches in
the newts average just a few inches in
the newts average just a few inches in length like this palm sized fire belly
but Japanese giant salamanders can grow
but Japanese giant salamanders can grow up to five feet in length and weigh 36
up to five feet in length and weigh 36
up to five feet in length and weigh 36 kilograms that’s 80 pounds known in
kilograms that’s 80 pounds known in
kilograms that’s 80 pounds known in Japanese as the Osan show or pepper fish
Japanese as the Osan show or pepper fish
Japanese as the Osan show or pepper fish the salamander is entirely aquatic and
the salamander is entirely aquatic and
the salamander is entirely aquatic and nocturnal that during the day these shy
nocturnal that during the day these shy
nocturnal that during the day these shy creatures burrow into the riverbanks to
creatures burrow into the riverbanks to
creatures burrow into the riverbanks to hide it’s a relic of the species this
hide it’s a relic of the species this
hide it’s a relic of the species this animal has hardly changed for the past
animal has hardly changed for the past
animal has hardly changed for the past 20 million years judging by its ancient
20 million years judging by its ancient
20 million years judging by its ancient appearance that’s not hard to believe
appearance that’s not hard to believe
appearance that’s not hard to believe authorities have outlawed hunting the
authorities have outlawed hunting the
authorities have outlawed hunting the creature but its habitat is still at
creature but its habitat is still at
creature but its habitat is still at risk the hustle and bustle of modern
risk the hustle and bustle of modern
risk the hustle and bustle of modern Japan is hardly ideal for a giant and
Japan is hardly ideal for a giant and
Japan is hardly ideal for a giant and tibia more than 125 million people live
tibia more than 125 million people live
tibia more than 125 million people live in this nation of small islands and land
in this nation of small islands and land
in this nation of small islands and land is at an absolute premium but the real
is at an absolute premium but the real
is at an absolute premium but the real threat to the salamander is here dams
threat to the salamander is here dams
threat to the salamander is here dams created to control flooding Kyoto gets
created to control flooding Kyoto gets
created to control flooding Kyoto gets an average of 64 inches of rain a year
an average of 64 inches of rain a year
an average of 64 inches of rain a year much of it during the monsoon season a
much of it during the monsoon season a
much of it during the monsoon season a network of dams and flood gates prevent
network of dams and flood gates prevent
network of dams and flood gates prevent the city from getting waterlogged but
the city from getting waterlogged but
the city from getting waterlogged but they are a barrier to the lifecycle of
they are a barrier to the lifecycle of
they are a barrier to the lifecycle of the giant salamanders herpetologist dr.
the giant salamanders herpetologist dr.
the giant salamanders herpetologist dr. Akira Mori is working on a solution
Akira Mori is working on a solution
Akira Mori is working on a solution tomo imagine de ichiban Latoya Morano
tomo imagine de ichiban Latoya Morano
tomo imagine de ichiban Latoya Morano Kasane Koji Tokido Sunoco CC no tameni
Kasane Koji Tokido Sunoco CC no tameni
Kasane Koji Tokido Sunoco CC no tameni pour massive in solar Tokarev on oh damn
pour massive in solar Tokarev on oh damn
pour massive in solar Tokarev on oh damn it screw em to expect a no stotra Sancho
it screw em to expect a no stotra Sancho
it screw em to expect a no stotra Sancho no naka de Barcelona crustacean
no naka de Barcelona crustacean
no naka de Barcelona crustacean electrons
electrons
electrons in this rare night footage a giant
in this rare night footage a giant
in this rare night footage a giant salamander struggles back upstream after
salamander struggles back upstream after
salamander struggles back upstream after becoming trapped in a dam spillway when
becoming trapped in a dam spillway when
becoming trapped in a dam spillway when the banks of rivers are covered in
the banks of rivers are covered in
the banks of rivers are covered in concrete for flood control the
concrete for flood control the
concrete for flood control the salamanders habitat is destroyed so
salamanders habitat is destroyed so
salamanders habitat is destroyed so yamato-san Lanson ambassador’s desk
yamato-san Lanson ambassador’s desk
yamato-san Lanson ambassador’s desk already know so you you were all FINA
already know so you you were all FINA
already know so you you were all FINA you are no external schema coconut not
you are no external schema coconut not
you are no external schema coconut not dissimilar Sunland Inc name to combat
dissimilar Sunland Inc name to combat
dissimilar Sunland Inc name to combat the problem akira Mori and his
the problem akira Mori and his
the problem akira Mori and his colleagues at Kyoto University have
colleagues at Kyoto University have
colleagues at Kyoto University have devised a complex system of ramps and
devised a complex system of ramps and
devised a complex system of ramps and staircases to modify the dams they allow
staircases to modify the dams they allow
staircases to modify the dams they allow the giant salamanders to maneuver
the giant salamanders to maneuver
the giant salamanders to maneuver upriver beyond the dams and back to the
upriver beyond the dams and back to the
upriver beyond the dams and back to the mountain streams where they can lay
mountain streams where they can lay
mountain streams where they can lay their eggs and continue their species
zoos worldwide have had some success
zoos worldwide have had some success breeding the Japanese giant salamander
breeding the Japanese giant salamander
breeding the Japanese giant salamander in captivity the Japan hopes that by
in captivity the Japan hopes that by
in captivity the Japan hopes that by creating a shortcut around the dams it
creating a shortcut around the dams it
creating a shortcut around the dams it will allow these giants to flourish in
will allow these giants to flourish in
will allow these giants to flourish in their natural habitat as well
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